I'm in the middle of installing it right now and the bolts won't line up to the cross member. I've been fooling around with it for the last hour and it's freakin cold out. Anyone have any tips to help me? I'm about to give up and throw on a cheapo mount...

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Is this the same mount for automatics? I thought they were different for manual trannies.

At any rate, after I dropped & reinstalled my trans (when I had it rebuild, AGAIN), I couldn't get the ES mount's bolt to mate with the trans. I wound up removing the mount from the trans, putting the mount bolt through the crossmember, screwing the mount onto the trans, then tightening down the crossmember.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards

 

Part number 1108 or that's the one I was told to get.

BRB I'll check if that'll work for me, anyone who has any other opinions I'm all ears.

 

Talk about a bitch! I had the same problem..I couldnt get the bolt they gave me to thread into the hole easily..I made it..I was so pissed off..I kow this isnt help AT ALL but just letting you know I feel your pain and it sucks and I just screwed it in and I dont think it's ever coming off. Good luck!

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the easiest way...
1) remove crossmember, let trans hang
2) remove old mount
3) bolt new mount to trans and tighten
4) bolt crossmember to mount (leave loose)
5) jack up trans and bolt crossmember to chassis (leave loose)
6) align all holes from crossmember to chassis and crossmember to mount so they are centered, then tighten
Trying to do it without dropping the crossmember is what is called "P!ssing into the wind" (sorry minors)

 

Still no luck. I got pissed and threw on old mount for the night, too dark to see anything now. Might take a final crack at it tomarrow or it's going back.